diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
index 4287f2bd5450..dce831af3166 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/time.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ void vtime_task_switch(struct task_struct *prev)
 	}
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
 /**
  * vtime_reset - Fast forward vtime entry clocks
  *
@@ -394,6 +393,7 @@ void vtime_reset(void)
 #endif
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_NO_HZ_COMMON
 /**
  * vtime_dyntick_start - Inform vtime about entry to idle-dynticks
  *
@@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ static void __init set_decrementer_max(void)
 static void __init init_decrementer_clockevent(void)
 {
 	register_decrementer_clockevent(smp_processor_id());
+	vtime_reset();
 }
 
 void secondary_cpu_time_init(void)
@@ -942,6 +943,7 @@ void secondary_cpu_time_init(void)
 	/* FIME: Should make unrelated change to move snapshot_timebase
 	 * call here ! */
 	register_decrementer_clockevent(smp_processor_id());
+	vtime_reset();
 }
 
 /* This function is only called on the boot processor */